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Albany, Louisiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is New Orleans. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the southeast of Albany and has a population of 484,674 people.<1>

The next largest community is Baton Rouge. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the west of Albany and has a population of 227,818 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Baker   W34 mi [54.7 km]13,3603.14% decrease
 Bogalusa   NE46 mi [74 km]12,6075.67% decrease
 Covington   E28 mi [45.06 km]9,1557.92% increase
 Denham Springs   W22 mi [35.41 km]10,30817.71% increase
 Donaldsonville   SW37 mi [59.5 km]7,5271.03% decrease
 Gonzales   SW28 mi [45.06 km]9,39015.13% increase
 Hammond   E7 mi [11.27 km]19,80312.27% increase
 Harahan   SE45 mi [72.4 km]9,3065.86% decrease
 Kenner   SE39 mi [62.8 km]66,9425.07% decrease
 Mandeville   E30 mi [48.28 km]12,42118.42% increase
 Plaquemine   W42 mi [67.6 km]6,7514.43% decrease
 Slidell   E50 mi [80.5 km]27,1835.79% increase
 Thibodaux   S50 mi [80.5 km]14,0522.63% decrease
 Westwego   SE48 mi [77.2 km]10,0986.18% decrease
 Zachary   W36 mi [57.9 km]14,25226.4% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Amite City   N16 mi [25.75 km]4,3185.06% increase
 French Settlement   SW17 mi [27.36 km]1,05711.85% increase
 Galvez Town   SW21 mi [33.8 km]---
 Greensburg   N23 mi [37.01 km]6182.06% decrease
 Independence   NE10 mi [16.09 km]1,7954.12% increase
 Killian   S10 mi [16.09 km]---
 Livingston   W9 mi [14.48 km]1,74129.73% increase
 Montpelier   N13 mi [20.92 km]2101.87% decrease
 Natalbany   NE6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Ponchatoula   SE9 mi [14.48 km]6,32022.01% increase
 Port Vincent   SW19 mi [30.58 km]52713.82% increase
 Roseland   N18 mi [28.97 km]1,28710.76% increase
 Springfield   SE5 mi [8.05 km]4052.53% increase
 Tickfaw   NE7 mi [11.27 km]68611.18% increase
 Walker   W16 mi [25.75 km]6,24930.16% increase

Livingston Parish

Albany is located in Livingston Parish.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist and Tangipahoa.

While not sharing a border with Livingston, the following parishes are close to Albany: East Feliciana, Saint Tammany and Washington.

Below are parishes/counties that are near Albany (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these parishes/counties, we also show the community that is closest to Albany:

 Parish/CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Albany
 Ascension Parish   SWSummerfield19 miles [30 km]
 Assumption Parish   SWBelle Terre39 miles [62 km]
 East Baton Rouge Parish   NWBaywood21 miles [33 km]
 East Feliciana Parish   NWBluff Creek23 miles [37 km]
 Iberville Parish   SWBayou Paul33 miles [53 km]
 Jefferson Parish   SEKenner39 miles [62 km]
 Saint Charles Parish   SGypsy33 miles [53 km]
 Saint Helena Parish   NMontpelier13 miles [20 km]
 Saint James Parish   SGramercy31 miles [49 km]
 Saint John the Baptist Parish   SEGalva18 miles [28 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Albany. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Albany.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Albany and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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